(a) The eligible entities listed in Env-Wq 2301.02 shall be eligible to apply for financial assistance from the CMF:
- (1) For mitigation projects in watersheds that have surface waters that have chronic and extended cyanobacteria blooms that the department considers to be a threat to the long term health of waterbodies; or
- (2) That have a department-approved watershed management plan specifying sources of nutrient loading.
(b) All applications for projects proposed for financial assistance shall demonstrate that:
- (1) The proposed project is the most cost-effective solution;
- (2) Alternative low or no-cost solutions are neither viable nor effective; and
- (3) The project is or was necessary to reduce nutrient pollutant loading identified in a watershed management plan.
Source. #13858, INTERIM, eff 1-27-24, EXPIRED: 7-25-24 New. #14078, eff 9-24-24